Finance Manager
Published | October 2, 2025 |
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Category | Finance |
Job Type | Full Time |
Description
We share and strive to maintain the values of agency, candour, integrity, diversity, evolution, ambition, and collaboration in everything we do. The post holder is expected to develop the position in line with these values. The ACAPS values live in the way we manage our teams, create our content and engage with stakeholders.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
Responsibilities
Role and responsibilities
Generic Responsibilities
Ensure adherence with policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines and with ACAPS financial system
Maintain overall budget control over attributed budgets and grants, as well as contribute to maintain control and ensure financial quality control of the ACAPS Master Budget
Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
Ensure proper filing of documents
Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
Specific Responsibilities
Ensure financial quality control and oversight of the attributed budgets and suggest corrective action if/when required.
Lead the financial management of attributed grants for the entire project cycle including budgeting, monitoring and reporting.
Lead the preparation for financial donor audits, ensuring compliance with ACAPS, donor, and local requirements.
Conduct financial reviews across the project cycle, including grant kick-offs, budget modifications, and grant closures.
Support the Budget Holder in financial discussions with donors, including negotiations on grant financial requirements, and other modifications.
Follow up on Income received from donors
Check that expenses are booked to the appropriate project accurately and in a timely manner.
Grant budget availability check for Purchase Requisitions.
Prepare balance sheet schedules to check prepayments, deposits, account payables
Participate in the development, deployment, and integration of a new ERP system for ACAPS
Review the bank reconciliation and monitor the cash-flow level
Ensure capacity building and mentoring of finance and non-finance staff, including management in all finance related matters.
Participate in the ACAPS Master budget development and monitoring.
Perform other duties in the department as appropriate.
Qualifications
Competencies
Professional competencies
Recognised professional and academic qualifications
Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts desirable
Experience from working in humanitarian context desirable
Experience in ERP system implementation (Agresso/Sage/Sun System), financial analysis, and donor compliance
Skilled in developing financial tools and systems for budgeting, monitoring, and reporting.
Proficiency in MS Office Excel
Excellent time management skills and ability to organise multiple, simultaneous tasks, and deliver results within a specified period
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Fluency in Dutch is an asset
Behavioural competencies
Strategic Thinking
Planning and delivering results
Analysing
Attention to detail
Communicating with impact and respect
Working with people
Please send your resume/CV